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CP Daily: Friday May 1, 2020
Forests 'can take cover to resist alien invaders'
South Australia winemaker completes shift to 100% renewables with solar car park
3MW solar system completed at Pernod Ricard Barossa Valley wineries rounds off the French company’s journey to 100% renewables for its Australian operations.
The post South Australia winemaker completes shift to 100% renewables with solar car park appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Coronavirus lockdown reduces UK ground motions
Compliance entities’ California carbon positions edge down as speculators maintain holdings
Eligible EU countries cleared to hand out final batch of free Phase 3 EUAs to utilities
New York’s draft RGGI regulation would trigger penalty on biomass plant
Coronavirus: Animals in zoos 'lonely' without visitors
US consumers empty shelves amid concerns over Covid-19 meat shortages
Agriculture department reported beef production down nearly 25% compared to last year, and pork production down 15%
US meat production has continued to decline as the coronavirus crisis forces the shutdown of more processing facilities, sparking fears of shortages at grocery stores nationwide.
The US Department of Agriculture’s weekly report found that from 27 April, beef production was down nearly 25% compared to the same time last year. Pork production was down 15%.
Continue reading...California LCFS posts 160k credit surplus in Q4 2019
Covid-19 outbreaks at Irish meat plants raise fears over worker safety
Third of workers at factory in Tipperary test positive, while McDonald’s supplier forced to temporarily halt production
An outbreak of Covid-19 among workers in a meat factory in Tipperary has raised fears that the virus is spreading through abattoirs and meat-processing plants in Ireland.
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on agriculture, Brian Stanley, told the Irish parliament last night that 120 workers at the Rosderra Meats plant in Roscrea had tested positive for the virus. He also said that of 350 workers at the plant, up to 140 were off sick last week. Rosderra is the largest pork-processing company in Ireland.
Continue reading...The week in wildlife – in pictures
The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including an African penguin and a dolphin in the Bosphorus
Continue reading...New Jersey’s RGGI emissions hide significant drops for Q1
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City leaders aim to shape green recovery from coronavirus crisis
Mayors coordinating efforts to support a low-carbon, sustainable path out of lockdowns
Cities around the world are already planning for life after Covid-19, with a series of environmental initiatives being rolled out from Bogotá to Barcelona to ensure public safety and bolster the fight against climate breakdown.
Mayors from cities in Europe, the US and Africa held talks this week to coordinate their efforts to support a low-carbon, sustainable recovery from the crisis as national governments begin to implement huge economic stimulus packages.
Continue reading...Revealed: US fossil fuel companies handed at least $50m in coronavirus aid
Oil and mining firms – some with ties to Trump officials – taking advantage of funding meant for small businesses, review shows
US fossil fuel companies have taken at least $50m in taxpayer money they likely won’t have to pay back, according to a review of coronavirus aid meant for struggling small businesses by the investigative research group Documented and the Guardian.
A total of $28m is going to three coal mining companies, including two with ties to Trump officials, bolstering a dying American industry and a fuel that scientists insist world leaders must shift away from to avoid the worst of the climate crisis.
Continue reading...Why is Trump insisting that meat-packing plants stay open despite risks? | Art Cullen
The president said he is protecting companies from liability – but employees are afraid of sick leave and filing for workers’ comp or unemployment
Thousands of workers stream in single file, at dawn and mid-afternoon, to suit up in masks and chain gloves and put their lives on the line so you can put cheap sausage on your biscuit.
They are accustomed to living in fear – of starvation from drought in Guatemala, or death squads in El Salvador or drug cartels in Mexico. Of being hunted and caged, whether documented or not. And now, of meeting their fate over a pork chop.
Continue reading...Another record month for rooftop solar, but Covid-19 likely to hit in May
Australia’s rooftop solar market charts second-highest month in April 2020 with 237MW new capacity. But analysts expect a Covid-19 drop-off to hit in May.
The post Another record month for rooftop solar, but Covid-19 likely to hit in May appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Alarm over deaths of bees from rapidly spreading viral disease
Researchers study whether new strain of chronic bee paralysis virus is responsible
A viral disease that causes honey bees to suffer severe trembling, flightlessness and death within a week is spreading exponentially in Britain.
Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) was only recorded in Lincolnshire in 2007. A decade later, it was found in 39 of 47 English counties and six of eight Welsh counties, according to data collected from visits to more than 24,000 beekeepers.
Continue reading...“A lot of exciting news”: Musk reveals how far ahead of the game Tesla is now
Tera-factories, Full Self Driving, a profitable Model Y - significant tidbits from Tesla's first-quarter earnings report illustrate just how far Tesla is ahead in electric vehicle game.
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